Biocognitive Reflections https://bsi8i.podbean.com Biocognitive Reflections is a private audio archive exploring meaning-making, relationships, and the biology of belief. These recordings are not produced as a series, but as focused inquiries into how perception, emotion, and identity shape health, longevity, and lived experience. Enter where relevance calls.

]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:16:56 -0600 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Education 1440 episodic bsi8i bsi8i No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21692479/Young_Methuselahs_Logo_for_Book_Clubs8fw1w.png Biocognitive Reflections https://bsi8i.podbean.com 144 144 Existential Elegance: Antidote to Unrequited Love Existential Elegance: Antidote to Unrequited Love https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/existential-elegance-antidote-to-unrequited-love/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/existential-elegance-antidote-to-unrequited-love/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:16:56 -0600 3a920116-5952-433e-a464-dfc490ff6203 Existential elegance is the quality of being graceful, discerning, noble, and dignified in times of rejection perpetrated by those we chose to trust. This pristine elegance is the most powerful antidote to unrequited love.

]]> Existential elegance is the quality of being graceful, discerning, noble, and dignified in times of rejection perpetrated by those we chose to trust. This pristine elegance is the most powerful antidote to unrequited love.

]]> <p>Existential elegance is the quality of being graceful, discerning, noble, and dignified in times of rejection perpetrated by those we chose to trust. This pristine elegance is the most powerful antidote to unrequited love.</p> bsi8i false No 461 1 full The Myth of Willpower The Myth of Willpower https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-myth-of-willpower/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-myth-of-willpower/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:10:43 -0600 610a4e45-da7d-4e74-9dd5-fcef51724864 Although the construct of willpower has been studied extensively, recent meta-analysis research show there's no credible evidence for so called willpower. In this audio I propose, personal agency is what moves us to enact or reject an option. I also explain what I consider are the three components of agency and how to cultivate them. For more information about my work in biocognitive science, join my monthly webinar Healing the Wounded Hero. To register go to: https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/services

]]> Although the construct of willpower has been studied extensively, recent meta-analysis research show there's no credible evidence for so called willpower. In this audio I propose, personal agency is what moves us to enact or reject an option. I also explain what I consider are the three components of agency and how to cultivate them. For more information about my work in biocognitive science, join my monthly webinar Healing the Wounded Hero. To register go to: https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/services

]]> <p>Although the construct of willpower has been studied extensively, recent meta-analysis research show there’s no credible evidence for so called willpower. In this audio I propose, personal agency is what moves us to enact or reject an option. I also explain what I consider are the three components of agency and how to cultivate them. For more information about my work in biocognitive science, join my monthly webinar <em>Healing the Wounded Hero</em>. To register go to: https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/services</p> bsi8i false No 428 1 full Antidote to Unrequited Love Antidote to Unrequited Love https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/antidote-to-unrequited-love/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/antidote-to-unrequited-love/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2022 08:12:48 -0600 40463110-b40b-429f-93eb-c8b2c4d4d987 When a relationship ends without your choice, there's a sense of helplessness created by the loss. In this audio lesson I explain how to move forward in your journey more empowered and with greater understanding of the constituents of a good relationship. Enjoy...

For more about relationships and additional tools

]]> When a relationship ends without your choice, there's a sense of helplessness created by the loss. In this audio lesson I explain how to move forward in your journey more empowered and with greater understanding of the constituents of a good relationship. Enjoy...

For more about relationships and additional tools

]]> <p>When a relationship ends without your choice, there’s a sense of helplessness created by the loss. In this audio lesson I explain how to move forward in your journey more empowered and with greater understanding of the constituents of a good relationship. Enjoy...</p> <p><a href="https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/services" rel="nofollow">For more about relationships and additional tools</a><a href=""> </a></p> bsi8i false No 355 1 full On Love On Love https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/on-love-1763929693/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/on-love-1763929693/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2022 08:11:51 -0600 243157bd-b1df-4cd7-bf21-3db83fc28861 A short description of love as a koan for Western minds. Enjoy and ponder...

]]> A short description of love as a koan for Western minds. Enjoy and ponder...

]]> <p>A short description of love as a koan for Western minds. Enjoy and ponder...</p> bsi8i false No 84 1 full Leaving the Tribe Leaving the Tribe https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/leaving-the-tribe/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/leaving-the-tribe/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:44:06 -0600 bef2bf6e-f0f2-45d6-802e-9609bff7ab0f On the personal journey of self, comes a time for the outlier to leave the tribe. Here we discuss the archetypal process and potential threats when we decide to go beyond the known and individuate.

]]> On the personal journey of self, comes a time for the outlier to leave the tribe. Here we discuss the archetypal process and potential threats when we decide to go beyond the known and individuate.

]]> <p>On the personal journey of self, comes a time for the outlier to leave the tribe. Here we discuss the archetypal process and potential threats when we decide to go beyond the known and individuate.</p> bsi8i false No 1226 1 full The Psycholinguistics of Love The Psycholinguistics of Love https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-psycholinguistics-of-love/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-psycholinguistics-of-love/#comments Sun, 09 May 2021 16:05:59 -0600 0dbaf86a-3b09-4c19-926f-5f03cf79a121 Before there was language and grammar, we had emotions with their biological associations, some were to be expressed to others, that we now call transitive verbs, and others did not have an object to receive the action (intransitive verbs). In this lesson I explain why it's important to be coherent with what you feel and how you express it and live it. Feel free if you want to donate to this channel to help maintain the work I share here. If not, just enjoy.

]]> Before there was language and grammar, we had emotions with their biological associations, some were to be expressed to others, that we now call transitive verbs, and others did not have an object to receive the action (intransitive verbs). In this lesson I explain why it's important to be coherent with what you feel and how you express it and live it. Feel free if you want to donate to this channel to help maintain the work I share here. If not, just enjoy.

]]> <p>Before there was language and grammar, we had emotions with their biological associations, some were to be expressed to others, that we now call transitive verbs, and others did not have an object to receive the action (intransitive verbs). In this lesson I explain why it’s important to be coherent with what you feel and how you express it and live it. Feel free if you want to donate to this channel to help maintain the work I share here. If not, just enjoy.</p> bsi8i false No 512 1 full In Search of Personal Truth In Search of Personal Truth https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/in-search-of-personal-truth/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/in-search-of-personal-truth/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:24:28 -0600 b7621389-17dc-4e06-9913-9dec1a47c4ee In this recording I explain the difference between disclosing, confessing, and living your personal truth. You will find profound freedom, once you explore who you really are, free of cultural admonitions. Recall your pristine Self and thrive.

]]> In this recording I explain the difference between disclosing, confessing, and living your personal truth. You will find profound freedom, once you explore who you really are, free of cultural admonitions. Recall your pristine Self and thrive.


]]> <p>In this recording I explain the difference between disclosing, confessing, and living your personal truth. You will find profound freedom, once you explore who you really are, free of cultural admonitions. Recall your pristine Self and thrive. </p> <p><br></p> bsi8i false No 221 1 full Parkinsons Recovery - The Cultural Brain and the Immune System Parkinsons Recovery - The Cultural Brain and the Immune System https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/parkinsons-recovery-the-cultural-brain-and-the-immune-system/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/parkinsons-recovery-the-cultural-brain-and-the-immune-system/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:11:28 -0600 029e9ad3-2bc2-4e67-a7fe-5f9e32ff8533 Thank you to Dr. Robert Rodgers at Parkinsons Recovery for this interview.

Parkinsons Recovery was founded in 2004 by Robert Rodgers, PhD to provide support, information and resources to persons who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery

Dr. Mario E. Martinez, a clinical neuropsychologist, established the Biocognitive Science Institute™ in 1998. He developed a theory of mindbodyculture he calls Biocognition to suggests how cognition and biology coemerge with their cultural history in a bioinformational field that seeks maximum contextual relevance.

Mario Martinez's theory of biocognitive science proposes that the brain learns to interpret symbols and their biological correlates from cultural contexts. He is the proponent of cultural psychoneuroimmunology (how cultural beliefs affect the regulation of nervous, immune, and endocrine systems). The plasticity of our brain allows for reversals of dysfunctional behavior learned from the cultural reality we weave to perceive our world.

]]> Thank you to Dr. Robert Rodgers at Parkinsons Recovery for this interview.

Parkinsons Recovery was founded in 2004 by Robert Rodgers, PhD to provide support, information and resources to persons who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery

Dr. Mario E. Martinez, a clinical neuropsychologist, established the Biocognitive Science Institute™ in 1998. He developed a theory of mindbodyculture he calls Biocognition to suggests how cognition and biology coemerge with their cultural history in a bioinformational field that seeks maximum contextual relevance.

Mario Martinez's theory of biocognitive science proposes that the brain learns to interpret symbols and their biological correlates from cultural contexts. He is the proponent of cultural psychoneuroimmunology (how cultural beliefs affect the regulation of nervous, immune, and endocrine systems). The plasticity of our brain allows for reversals of dysfunctional behavior learned from the cultural reality we weave to perceive our world.

]]> <p>Thank you to Dr. Robert Rodgers at Parkinsons Recovery for this interview.</p> <p>Parkinsons Recovery was founded in 2004 by Robert Rodgers, PhD to provide support, information and resources to persons who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.</p> <p><a href="https://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">https://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery</a></p> <p>Dr. Mario E. Martinez, a clinical neuropsychologist, established the Biocognitive Science Institute™ in 1998. He developed a theory of <a href="https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/glossary" rel="nofollow" target="_self"><em><strong>mindbodyculture</strong></em></a> he calls Biocognition to suggests how cognition and biology coemerge with their cultural history in a bioinformational field that seeks maximum contextual relevance.</p> <p>Mario Martinez’s theory of biocognitive science proposes that the brain learns to interpret symbols and their biological correlates from cultural contexts. He is the proponent of cultural psychoneuroimmunology (how cultural beliefs affect the regulation of nervous, immune, and endocrine systems). The plasticity of our brain allows for reversals of dysfunctional behavior learned from the cultural reality we weave to perceive our world.</p> bsi8i false No 2320 1 full How to Identify Your Archetypes How to Identify Your Archetypes https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/how-to-identify-your-archetypes/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/how-to-identify-your-archetypes/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:52:55 -0600 61231ce3-ff2e-45f7-814a-27573a89d987 This conversation is all about archetypes from a biocognitive lens for you to:

  • Learn about common archetypes in personal and professional contexts.
  • Differentiate between your job title and your archetypes.

Purchase Priority Circles: https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/product-page/biocognitive-priority-circles

Learn About Personal Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJdOT2Dj1Y

]]> This conversation is all about archetypes from a biocognitive lens for you to:

  • Learn about common archetypes in personal and professional contexts.
  • Differentiate between your job title and your archetypes.

Purchase Priority Circles: https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/product-page/biocognitive-priority-circles

Learn About Personal Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJdOT2Dj1Y

]]> <p>This conversation is all about archetypes from a biocognitive lens for you to: </p> <ul> <li>Learn about common archetypes in personal and professional contexts. </li> <li>Differentiate between your job title and your archetypes.  </li> </ul> <p>Purchase Priority Circles: <a href="https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/product-page/biocognitive-priority-circles">https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/product-page/biocognitive-priority-circles</a>  </p> <p>Learn About Personal Truth: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJdOT2Dj1Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJdOT2Dj1Y</a></p> bsi8i false No 1088 1 full Turbulence at the Edge of Horizons Turbulence at the Edge of Horizons https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/turbulence-at-the-edge-of-horizons/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/turbulence-at-the-edge-of-horizons/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:00:13 -0600 8103b709-2d39-449c-a6d9-8fce92e1646d Our brain projects time and space based on our experiences. What we see unfolding with people that are important in our lives is archived to later replicate. This can be good or it can be very devastating because you will be superimposing how to experience what you learned by observing others in situations from the past. For example, if you see your parents aging at a particular rate, you will be storing the information on how your aging should unfold. In this audio, I explain the process and give you alternatives to deal with the time when you reach turbulence at the edge of horizons.

Learn more from my Tools to Open Minds.

]]> Our brain projects time and space based on our experiences. What we see unfolding with people that are important in our lives is archived to later replicate. This can be good or it can be very devastating because you will be superimposing how to experience what you learned by observing others in situations from the past. For example, if you see your parents aging at a particular rate, you will be storing the information on how your aging should unfold. In this audio, I explain the process and give you alternatives to deal with the time when you reach turbulence at the edge of horizons.

Learn more from my Tools to Open Minds.

]]> <p>Our brain projects time and space based on our experiences. What we see unfolding with people that are important in our lives is archived to later replicate. This can be good or it can be very devastating because you will be superimposing how to experience what you learned by observing others in situations from the past. For example, if you see your parents aging at a particular rate, you will be storing the information on how your aging should unfold. In this audio, I explain the process and give you alternatives to deal with the time when you reach turbulence at the edge of horizons.</p> <p>Learn more from my <a href="https://www.biocognitiveculture.com/tools">Tools to Open Minds</a>.</p> bsi8i false No 546 1 7 full The Turritopsis Effect: Lessons from the Immortal Jellyfish The Turritopsis Effect: Lessons from the Immortal Jellyfish https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-turritopsis-effect-lessons-from-the-immortal-jellyfish/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-turritopsis-effect-lessons-from-the-immortal-jellyfish/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:09:29 -0600 42e52740-0525-4490-9617-8369efd29d31 The Turritopsis is a jellyfish that never dies. Although it has no brain and no heart, when it reaches a certain limit of aging, it simply drops to the bottom of the ocean and triggers polyps that generate stem cells to reproduce itself for another generation. So, unless killed by a predator, the Turritopsis is immortal.

Based on what I have discovered from the regenerating process, I am going to discuss ways to approximate what the Turritopsis does using our consciousness. This does not mean that I am promising immortality. Instead, I am proposing techniques that add to the gene expression of longevity.

]]> The Turritopsis is a jellyfish that never dies. Although it has no brain and no heart, when it reaches a certain limit of aging, it simply drops to the bottom of the ocean and triggers polyps that generate stem cells to reproduce itself for another generation. So, unless killed by a predator, the Turritopsis is immortal.

Based on what I have discovered from the regenerating process, I am going to discuss ways to approximate what the Turritopsis does using our consciousness. This does not mean that I am promising immortality. Instead, I am proposing techniques that add to the gene expression of longevity.

]]> <p>The Turritopsis is a jellyfish that never dies. Although it has no brain and no heart, when it reaches a certain limit of aging, it simply drops to the bottom of the ocean and triggers polyps that generate stem cells to reproduce itself for another generation. So, unless killed by a predator, the Turritopsis is immortal.</p> <p>Based on what I have discovered from the regenerating process, I am going to discuss ways to approximate what the Turritopsis does using our consciousness. This does not mean that I am promising immortality. Instead, I am proposing techniques that add to the gene expression of longevity.</p> bsi8i false No 3478 2 2 full Further Lessons from The Drift: Navigating Good Fortune Further Lessons from The Drift: Navigating Good Fortune https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/further-lessons-from-the-drift-navigating-good-fortune/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/further-lessons-from-the-drift-navigating-good-fortune/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:49:34 -0600 2a279996-58c6-4bca-9c79-ddc6bbcaf0a7 Challenging the dictum “If it’s too good to be true, it is.” The antidote to this sense of disbelief is found in the graceful acceptance of your worthiness. bsi8i false No 186 1 4 full Biocognitive Science Institute: Exploring the Causes of Health in Cultural Contexts (Trailer) Biocognitive Science Institute: Exploring the Causes of Health in Cultural Contexts (Trailer) https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/biocognitive-science-institute-exploring-the-causes-of-health-in-cultural-contexts-trailer/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/biocognitive-science-institute-exploring-the-causes-of-health-in-cultural-contexts-trailer/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:33:04 -0600 4d6f06c3-a02c-4303-a642-6ad7f61077bf How Longevity is Learned and the Causes of Health Are Inherited

]]> How Longevity is Learned and the Causes of Health Are Inherited

]]> bsi8i false No 59 trailer The Terrain of Joy: How to Navigate Good Fortune The Terrain of Joy: How to Navigate Good Fortune https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-terrain-of-joy-how-to-navigate-good-fortune/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/the-terrain-of-joy-how-to-navigate-good-fortune/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2020 14:59:08 -0600 649f9dcb-64c1-4fff-863d-ea4788f7c384 In this episode I explain the biocognitive concept of terrains and how it applies to entering joy and thriving with your good fortune.

]]> In this episode I explain the biocognitive concept of terrains and how it applies to entering joy and thriving with your good fortune.

]]> <p>In this episode I explain the biocognitive concept of terrains and how it applies to entering joy and thriving with your good fortune. </p> bsi8i false No 624 1 3 full An Introduction to Archetypes, MindScapes, and the Healing Arts of Mario Enrique An Introduction to Archetypes, MindScapes, and the Healing Arts of Mario Enrique https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/an-introduction-to-archetypes-mindscapes-and-the-healing-arts-of-mario-enrique/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/an-introduction-to-archetypes-mindscapes-and-the-healing-arts-of-mario-enrique/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:13:27 -0600 b892ca37-0cd7-4644-adc1-6d69dbe7bebf In this podcast, I explain the neuropsychology of the visual-spatial images of the right brain and the linguistic symbols of the left brain. As you explore my artwork, you can begin to identify your own archetypes and healing mindscapes to enhance your private journey.

To experience more of my artwork, visit my gallery.

]]> In this podcast, I explain the neuropsychology of the visual-spatial images of the right brain and the linguistic symbols of the left brain. As you explore my artwork, you can begin to identify your own archetypes and healing mindscapes to enhance your private journey.

To experience more of my artwork, visit my gallery.

]]> <p>In this podcast, I explain the neuropsychology of the visual-spatial images of the right brain and the linguistic symbols of the left brain. As you explore my artwork, you can begin to identify your own archetypes and healing mindscapes to enhance your private journey.</p> <p>To experience more of my artwork, visit my <a href="//biocognitiveculture.com/shop">gallery</a>.</p> bsi8i false No 711 1 2 full Disaging: A View of Aging as an Illness Disaging: A View of Aging as an Illness https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/disaging-a-view-of-aging-as-an-illness/ https://bsi8i.podbean.com/e/disaging-a-view-of-aging-as-an-illness/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2020 17:12:21 -0600 4de5d10f-d0cd-4f92-808b-b75459d13cea In biocognition, the latest horizon is exploring a new concept that I call disaging. The premise is to look at aging as an illness rather than a natural progressive deterioration of mind and body. Although a bold concept, so were objects that could fly, the earth is round, and going to the moon. But this exploration is beyond what scientists are doing in genetic engineering. The disaging I propose goes beyond diets, exercise, pharmacology, and conventional medicine. It does not replace these scientifically sound methods, but it accepts them as necessary without being sufficient.

What is lacking in modern science is the expansion of consciousness needed to extract the wisdom that we presently consider unattainable. So gradually, we are going to explore the next step of what I learned from my work with healthy centenarians, worldwide. In other words, I learned how centenarians think and exist successfully in their long and meaningful lives. Now I want to take this knowledge a step beyond conventional wisdom using biocognitive tools to cultivate our innate potential that could resolve the mystery of aging as an illness.

]]> In biocognition, the latest horizon is exploring a new concept that I call disaging. The premise is to look at aging as an illness rather than a natural progressive deterioration of mind and body. Although a bold concept, so were objects that could fly, the earth is round, and going to the moon. But this exploration is beyond what scientists are doing in genetic engineering. The disaging I propose goes beyond diets, exercise, pharmacology, and conventional medicine. It does not replace these scientifically sound methods, but it accepts them as necessary without being sufficient.

What is lacking in modern science is the expansion of consciousness needed to extract the wisdom that we presently consider unattainable. So gradually, we are going to explore the next step of what I learned from my work with healthy centenarians, worldwide. In other words, I learned how centenarians think and exist successfully in their long and meaningful lives. Now I want to take this knowledge a step beyond conventional wisdom using biocognitive tools to cultivate our innate potential that could resolve the mystery of aging as an illness.

]]> <p><strong>In biocognition, the latest horizon is exploring a new concept that I call </strong><em><strong>disaging</strong></em><strong>. The premise is to look at aging as an illness rather than a natural progressive deterioration of mind and body. Although a bold concept, so were </strong><em><strong>objects that could fly</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>the earth is round</strong></em><strong>, and </strong><em><strong>going to the moon</strong></em><strong>. But this exploration is beyond what scientists are doing in genetic engineering. The disaging I propose goes beyond diets, exercise, pharmacology, and conventional medicine. It does not replace these scientifically sound methods, but it accepts them as necessary without being sufficient.</strong></p> <p><strong>What is lacking in modern science is the expansion of consciousness needed to extract the wisdom that we presently consider unattainable. So gradually, we are going to explore the next step of what I learned from my work with healthy centenarians, worldwide. In other words, I learned how centenarians think and exist successfully in their long and meaningful lives. Now I want to take this knowledge a step beyond conventional wisdom using biocognitive tools to cultivate our innate potential that could resolve the mystery of aging as an illness.</strong></p> bsi8i false No 1301 2 1 full